What color is #BBCED0?

#BBCED0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCED0?

The RGB value is 187, 206, 208: 187 red, 206 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCED0?

The complementary color is #D0BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCED0 color

#BBCED0 rgb(187, 206, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBCED0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.8% green and 81.6% blue (187, 206, 208).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#BBCED0 color codes

HEX	`#BBCED0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 206, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.43, -6, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.43, 6.79, 207.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.947, 59.261, 68.258)`
Decimal	`12308176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCED0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBCED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBCED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbced0; }
.text { color: #bbced0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbced0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 206 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbced0, #bbc3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCED0?: #BBCED0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCED0?: The RGB value is 187, 206, 208: 187 red, 206 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCED0?: The complementary color is #D0BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.